Twitter has confirmed it will be removing any tweets that wish death from COVID-19 upon US President Donald Trump.
Trump tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday afternoon and has since been hospitalised. He is reportedly having trouble breathing.
There has been a flood of social media posts wishing death upon the President.
The Twitter communications page confirmed on Saturday they would remove any tweets detailing a hope for Trump to die but accounts may not be suspended.
"Tweets that wish or hope for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against anyone are not allowed and will need to be removed. This does not automatically mean suspension."
It linked the rules and policies page which includes "hoping someone dies as a result of a serious illness" as an example of behaviour that is not allowed.
Facebook users are allowed to express their wish for Trump to die so long as they do not tag him.
Facebook's community standards page states there are different rules for public figures meaning only attacks the figure is tagged in will be removed.
Facebook does this to "allow discussion, which often includes critical commentary of people who are featured in the news or who have a large public audience".
Former Democratic US President Barack Obama tweeted on Saturday wishing Trump a speedy recovery and reminded Americans to be kind.
He noted the fact the US was "in the midst of a big political battle" but told people to remember "we're all Americans. We're all human beings, and we want everyone to be healthy, no matter our party".
Twitter told Vice they won't take action on every tweet and are "prioritising the removal of content when it has a clear call to action that could potentially cause real-world harm".
